Meat slicer and stacker



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naar suona .aan ernennen Application tiled June 1,

To all lwiz-om t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H.' OsnoRNn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Anderson, in the county 'of Madison and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Meat Slicer .and Stacker, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in meat slicing machines and it is one of the objects oi my invention to provide an improved form of stacking mechanism for receiving the slice as itis cut :from the stool! by the knife and depositing the same, one on top of the other, in orderly pile. 4

For the purpose of disclosing my invention, I have illustrated one embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawing in whichlig.l 1 lis a sectional view taken on the line 1--1 oi Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 .is a sectional view .on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; i a

Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan showing the stacking operating mechanism;

1ig. 5 is an enlarged side elevation ofthe stacker, and

Fig. 6 is a detail section of the stacker.

.In the embodiment illustrated, the slicing machine is provided with a base 1 having eX- tended upwardly therefrom at the forward end, a ti shaped fran-ie 2 on which the slicing knife 3 is mounted for operation.v This knife is ot the usual rotary type and is moved relatively to the meat to be cut. To this end I provide a swinging arm 4 which is pivoted at to the top of the frame 2 andintermcu diate of its ends :is provided with a bearing supporting a shafti on which is mounted the drive wheel 7 for the knife. The knife is,

mounted upon a shaft 8 journaled at the lower end oit' the arm d and provided with a pinion 9 meshing with an interna-l gear 10 on the wheel 7 so that the rotation of I1te e arm 4 is swung on its ivot 5 to swing the knife across the face o the meat to be cut, by means of a crank 11 on the inner end of the shaft 6 and rotated thereby and having its outer end connected to a pitxnan rod 12, the opposite end of ywhich is pivot-ed at 13 to one leg of the frame 2. By this arrangenient, as then/heel 7 is rotated to rotate the 192s. serial nu. 642,817.

knife, the knife is swung back and forth across the face of the meat to be cut.

The meat to be sliced is mounted upon a traveling table M mounted above the base 1 and provided with a clamp 15 adjustably secured in a frame 16 for holding the meat securely in position with its' end projecting beyond the end of the table. The table on its under side, Wardly extending dog 17 arranged to engage in a screw 19 mounted beneath the top of the base and by which the table may be advanced step by step toward theknife. For rotating the screw 19 I provide a pawl 20 mounted on an arm 21 oscillatingly supported on a center coincident with the cen; ter o'ir' the screw 19 and this pawl 20 is adapted to co-operate with a ratchet Wheel 22 mounted on the screw 19. The 'lever 21 is connected by means of av link 23 with the lower end ,of an operating lever 24 pivoted at 25 to the frame 2' and connected at its upper end by a lost motion connection with a stud 26 on a portion of the arm 4. It is thus seen that as the Wheel 4 -is rotated the knife is rotated and likewise oscillated across the face of the base ad at the same time the supporting table is moved forward step by step. 'y

s the slice is cut, it drops off onto the stacker by which it is laid horizontally in a stack at the pointof deposit. The stacker comprises a receiving plate 27 which is oscillatingly hung from a cross the upper ends of a pair of uprights 29 longitudinally adjustably mounted on projecting arms 30 extending .forwardly from the base. The plate 27 is provided on its face with pins 32 which act as retaining means to catch the meat slice as it drops oli' the main body onto the plate. The retaining-pins 32 support the slice on the plate in front of a. series of flies 34- arranged, when the plate is in receiving position, to lie parallel with the p'late and mounte ai rocker arm 35 pivoted between the two end flanges 36 of the plate. These flies are maintained in their normal position, that is, in substantial parallelism with the plate 27 by means of a coil spring 37 one end of which is attached to a lug 88 on one of the flies vand the other end of which is attached to a stud' 39 onvthe face of the plate. As the lower end ofthe plate is 'oscillated away from the deat their lower ends uponis provided with a down bar 28 pivoted at 4 livery end of the meat table, the rocker arni is rotated tocause the liies to oscillate away from the plate and toward the horizontal to thereby pick up the slice deposited on the plate and deposit the seine in a. horizontal position at the point of deposit. The lower end of the plate is connected to the upturned end '110 of :i reciproczitim:r rod fil, which rod in its reciprocation, swings the platebiick and forth on its rod 28 as illustrated in Fig.

5 and as the' late is swungv yaway from the supporting ta le, a crank erin [l2 is engaged by the extension 10 and `rocked downwardly, thereby rocking with it the rod or shaft on which the flies 3 4: are mounted.

For reciprocating the'i'od lll I provide :in

. operating'niechenisin located on the under side oit the vhase andy operated from the swinging arm 4 by which the knife is operated. To this end` on the under side of thc base', l 4provide a-V reciprocatingr rack 43 which is connected by'ii link 114 with the lower end of a lever pivoted at 46 to the freine 2. The upper end of this lever l5 connected by link 7 with the stud 26 on the oscillatinlojr sirin so that. :is the niin is swung.;` hack and forth :i corresponding movementwill be inipailed io the lever 1ro which iii turn will impart :i reciprocating movement to the i'zick lil. Mcshing with the rack on the under .side ol' the lisse l :i

pinion Aliniounted on :i shaft ffl-Sl, which shalt also carries :in oscillating wheel oil-provided on its :face with a pin 5l. Pivotally mounted on the wheel' 50 is on arn'i having a trigger notch 53 at its forward end adapted to receives-trigger pin 54 on the end ol n lever .55 pivotrd at to the under side of the base. The opposite end of this lever is connectcd by u link 57V with a transversely extending' :irin :T38 on the rod 4l so that as the lever is osrillzited on its pivot, it will move the rod ll forward mul bock` the forward,`

movement being imported by they mechanism *above described :ind the rearward nioveineiit being imparted liyineans of the spring 59.

By the Aiiloove '.iriaiigeinent, the knife is swung forward in a cutting direction, the lever 45 is moved to retract the raclcf outwardly., thereby rotating the disk in it counter-clockwise direction, when viewing the' suine illustrated in Fig. 4, which reinoves tliepin 5l from behind the rear end of the arm 52, which permits the forward :cenone .so that by the tiine'tlie arm has reached the outermost hiiiit of its movement, the flies.

will have assumed a substantially horizontal position to deposit the slice on the stack.

The return movement of the knife toward its initial cutting position will cause the leverlfl to rock in the opposite direction, thereby projecting the i'ackfl inwardly and rotating the wheel, or disk, 50, in :i clockwise direction which will move the pin 51 into en gagenient with rear end of the arm lyliieking the front end away from the lever 55 yand disengaging the pin 54% from the notch 53, thereby permitting the rod el to he retrzicted to again position the stacker plate to recel ve the next succeeding slice.

I claim as my invention:

l. In n ineat Slicer, the combination withl 'a tahle for holding the article to be sliced and knife movable relatively to one another transversely, of a. stacker arranged to receive the slice as it tolls from the pieceeiiid 'deposit it in a. horizonte-l. position seid stocker being tifans-veisely relatively station ary with respect to the table.

2. ln it meat Slicer, the combination with a tableand a knife relatively transversely movable to one another to cause the knife to cut va slice vertically, of s stacker tenne versely stationary with respect to thetahle and arranged to receive the slice asv it isl ont hy the knife and to move the saine to a. enh stuntiallv horizontal position and deposit it in said horizontal. position. A ln a meat Slicer, the combination' a table `:ind knife movehle transversely rele tively to one another, of e. stacker arranged. transversely stationnrily with respect to the table and including receiving ities, rneoiis for moving the lower ends of said lilies to- Ward the table into receiving position :ind moving,r the lower ends of the flies eivey from the table and the n per .ends of the flies toward the lioi'izioiitzi4 position.

4. In ai meat Slicer, the combination with a. table and knife movable relatively tran..- verselyto one another, a stecker including a table osoillatingly mounted and normally supported withits front end in proximity tov the `table, means for swinging seid stocker sway from the table and toward a horizontal position face downwardly to permit the slice received thereby to drop oi into s, horizontal position. i 1

5. Tn e meat Slicer, the combination with al table and a. knife .transversely vrelatively movable, of e stacker treiisvemely stetionsi'y' with respect to the table end including n receivingplete,V normally supported in e,

to a. depositing;

lill) position inclining toward the horiiiontel7 i face upwardly and menne for rotating seid plate toward the horizontal, face down- Wardly, to permit the slice deposited thereon to drop oil' in a horizontal position.

6. l'na meat Slicer, the combination with a table and knife transversely relatively movable, of a stacker transversely stationary with respect to said table and including stacking flies normally arranged substantially horizontal with their front ends in proximity to the table, means for swinging their front ends away oscillating the iies toward the horizontalI to depositthe slice in a horizontal position. y

7. ln a meat Slicer, the-combination with a table and knife relatively transversely movable, of a stacker relatively stationary with respect to the table and arranged to receive the slice in a substantially vertical position., means for rotating said stacker toward the horizontal position7 face downward'lygto deposit the slice in a horizontal position.

8. ln a nieat'slieer, the combination with a table and a knife transversely relatively movable, of a stacker for receiving the slices as they fall from the table in a substantially vertical position and depositing the saine in a substantially horizontal position, inoluding a receiving plate hingedly secured at its upper end with its lov-ver end free and normally inclined toward the table, means for swinging the lower end of thevplate away from the table and flies pivoted at the lower end of the table and arranged, when the plate isswnng away from the table, to have their 'free enes moved away from the plate.

In a meat Slicer, the combination with a table and a knife transversely relatively movable, oi" a stacker hingcdly andA transversely stationarily supported in front vof said plate with one end normally in proximity to the table, means for swinging said plate away from the table and toward the from the table and 'and having its ing said member with said arm when and means for horizontal, falce downwardly,

plate as it is removing the slice from said being swung.

10. Ina meat Slicer, the combination with a table and a knife movable relatively to one another, of a stacker arranged to receive the slice as it falls from the piece and deposit it in a horizontal position, said stacker being transversely relatively stationary with respect to the table and means operated by the means for producing the relative movement between the knife and table for operating said stacker.

1L In a meat Slicer, the combination with a table and knife movable transverselyl relatively to one another, ot' a stacker arranged transversely stationary with respect to the table and including a stacker plate hingedly mounted at its upper point at a poinff above and in front of the table and means operated by the knieoperating mechanism for swinging the lower end of said plate toward and away from the table.

l2. In a meat Slicer, the combination with a table and knife relatively transversely movable, of a stacker for receiving the slices as they fall from the table including a stacker plate'hingedly'monnted at one end opposite end free and means for swinging said free end toward and away from the table, including an oscillating crank, an arm mounted on said crank, a reciprocating member arranged to be connected With the stacker and means ior'connectit is movedv in one direction and disconnecting the saine when said arm reaches the limit of its movement in said direction.

ln witness whereof, l, JOHN H. OsBoRNn, have hereunto set my hand at ndianapolis, lndiana, this 23rd 'day thousand nine hundred and twenty-three,

JOHN H. OSBORNE;

of May, A. D. one' 

